instantOLAP Tutorial 2.2.7 - Setting the default text-attribute for a dimension

Setting the default text-attribute for a dimension

Now every product has two attributes containing the short and long version of its name. The last change we will perform now is to define one of both attributes as the default text-attribute. The default text-attribute defines the text which will be displayed in queries unless the query change the display itself.

In order to change the default text-attribute you must select the dimension node in the dimension tree and edit the property "Default Text-Attribute" of the dimension. The property will let you select one of all attributes beein defined for the dimension - e.g. select the attribute "SHORT_TEXT" here.

If you reexecute the query of the previous lesson now you will see that the text of the displayed products changed from their technical IDs to their product name.

Getting started
Tutorial
Lesson 1: Creating a simple configuration and query
Lesson 2: Adding a display-text to the dimenson
Linking tables
Adding an attribute to the product-dimension
Setting the default text-attribute for a dimension
Lesson 3: Creating a dimension with a hierarchie
Lesson 4: Adding a time-dimension